Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 1. Main Report

The report appraises the impact of economic development, or lack thereof, on the welfare of the Colombian population, and the poor in particular, over the last two decades, and, identifies priority areas for public policy action, vis-e-vis the most...

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
CDF
GNP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/11/2199497/colombia-poverty-report-main-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15294
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language English
en_US
topic AGGREGATE LEVEL
AVERAGE INCOME
CAPITA GROWTH
CDF
CHILD LABOR
CONFLICT
CRIME
DATA SOURCES
DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE
DEMOGRAPHICS
DIRECT IMPACT
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC RECESSION
ECONOMIC WELFARE
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE RATES
EXTREME POVERTY
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
GNP
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
GROWTH RATES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSING SUBSIDIES
HUMAN CAPITAL
IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS
INCOME ADJUSTMENTS
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INDIVIDUAL INCOME
INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
INFANT MORTALITY
INFLATION
INTEREST RATES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR SUPPLY
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING CONDITIONS
LIVING STANDARDS
LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENTS
LONG-TERM TRENDS
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MARKET ECONOMY
MICROECONOMICS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
NATURAL RESOURCES
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY INSTRUMENTS
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL FEASIBILITY
POOR BENEFIT
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY CHANGES
POVERTY COMPARISONS
POVERTY DYNAMICS
POVERTY INCREASE
POVERTY INDICATORS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY TRENDS
PRIORITY AREAS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REAL WAGES
REDUCING POVERTY
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SCHOOL GRADUATES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL COSTS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL INDICATORS
SOCIAL OUTCOMES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WELFARE
STRUCTURAL REFORM
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
TACKLING POVERTY
TARGETING
TARGETING MECHANISMS
TELEPHONES
TERTIARY EDUCATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN COMMUNITIES
URBAN DWELLERS
URBAN HOUSEHOLDS
URBAN POOR
URBAN POVERTY
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WELFARE EFFECTS
WELFARE GAINS
WELFARE INDICATORS POVERTY MITIGATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
URBAN POVERTY
PUBLIC POLICY
VULNERABLE GROUPS
TARGETED ASSISTANCE
WELFARE ECONOMICS
POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
INCOME ESTIMATES
INCOME GAPS
ACCESSIBLE SERVICES
SOCIAL SERVICES
SECURITY ANALYSIS
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
GOVERNMENT ROLE
SOCIAL INDICATORS
VIOLENCE
CRIME STATISTICS
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
MARKET ECONOMY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS
CHILD CARE
PUBLIC HEALTH
BASIC NEEDS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
spellingShingle AGGREGATE LEVEL
AVERAGE INCOME
CAPITA GROWTH
CDF
CHILD LABOR
CONFLICT
CRIME
DATA SOURCES
DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE
DEMOGRAPHICS
DIRECT IMPACT
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC RECESSION
ECONOMIC WELFARE
EDUCATION LEVEL
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE RATES
EXTREME POVERTY
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
GNP
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
GROWTH RATES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSING SUBSIDIES
HUMAN CAPITAL
IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS
INCOME ADJUSTMENTS
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INDIVIDUAL INCOME
INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
INFANT MORTALITY
INFLATION
INTEREST RATES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR SUPPLY
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING CONDITIONS
LIVING STANDARDS
LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENTS
LONG-TERM TRENDS
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MARKET ECONOMY
MICROECONOMICS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POVERTY
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
NATURAL RESOURCES
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY INSTRUMENTS
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL FEASIBILITY
POOR BENEFIT
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY CHANGES
POVERTY COMPARISONS
POVERTY DYNAMICS
POVERTY INCREASE
POVERTY INDICATORS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY TRENDS
PRIORITY AREAS
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC RESOURCES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REAL WAGES
REDUCING POVERTY
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SCHOOL GRADUATES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL COSTS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL INDICATORS
SOCIAL OUTCOMES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WELFARE
STRUCTURAL REFORM
STRUCTURAL REFORMS
TACKLING POVERTY
TARGETING
TARGETING MECHANISMS
TELEPHONES
TERTIARY EDUCATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREAS
URBAN CENTERS
URBAN COMMUNITIES
URBAN DWELLERS
URBAN HOUSEHOLDS
URBAN POOR
URBAN POVERTY
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WELFARE EFFECTS
WELFARE GAINS
WELFARE INDICATORS POVERTY MITIGATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
URBAN POVERTY
PUBLIC POLICY
VULNERABLE GROUPS
TARGETED ASSISTANCE
WELFARE ECONOMICS
POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
INCOME ESTIMATES
INCOME GAPS
ACCESSIBLE SERVICES
SOCIAL SERVICES
SECURITY ANALYSIS
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
GOVERNMENT ROLE
SOCIAL INDICATORS
VIOLENCE
CRIME STATISTICS
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
MARKET ECONOMY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS
CHILD CARE
PUBLIC HEALTH
BASIC NEEDS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
World Bank
Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 1. Main Report
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia
description The report appraises the impact of economic development, or lack thereof, on the welfare of the Colombian population, and the poor in particular, over the last two decades, and, identifies priority areas for public policy action, vis-e-vis the most vulnerable groups. The welfare assessment covers three key areas - income, access to social services, and personal security, while it also compares welfare indicators between urban, and rural areas, and across other regional partitions. Questions are raised on the depths of poverty, and, on the Government's responsiveness to the incidence of poverty. Findings suggest that despite substantial long-term progress, a recent setback fostered an extreme urban poverty, and, although during the period social indicators reflect positive social development trends, homicide and domestic violence for the poor, and property crime for the non-poor have escalated to unprecedented rates, where the burden of crime is disproportionately borne by poor women. This violence disrupts the market economy, imposing a considerable psychological cost on those who are not directly victimized as well. Government actions nonetheless, show huge public expenditure efforts in social sectors, but with mixed results; therefore, the study addresses the imperative need for high economic growth to reverse poverty, through social programs prioritizing on childcare, health, and basic infrastructure. Likewise, an environment of increasing economic insecurity calls for valuable policy instruments, namely, safety-net programs, to enhance social protection.
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 1. Main Report
title_short Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 1. Main Report
title_full Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 1. Main Report
title_fullStr Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 1. Main Report
title_full_unstemmed Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 1. Main Report
title_sort colombia : poverty report, volume 1. main report
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/11/2199497/colombia-poverty-report-main-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15294
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spelling okr-10986-152942021-04-23T14:03:15Z Colombia : Poverty Report, Volume 1. Main Report World Bank AGGREGATE LEVEL AVERAGE INCOME CAPITA GROWTH CDF CHILD LABOR CONFLICT CRIME DATA SOURCES DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE DEMOGRAPHICS DIRECT IMPACT DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RECESSION ECONOMIC WELFARE EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATES EXTREME POVERTY FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT GNP GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT GROWTH RATES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SURVEY HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING SUBSIDIES HUMAN CAPITAL IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS INCOME ADJUSTMENTS INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INDIVIDUAL INCOME INDIVIDUAL LEVEL INFANT MORTALITY INFLATION INTEREST RATES LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENTS LONG-TERM TRENDS MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MARKET ECONOMY MICROECONOMICS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATURAL RESOURCES PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL FEASIBILITY POOR BENEFIT POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY CHANGES POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY DYNAMICS POVERTY INCREASE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY TRENDS PRIORITY AREAS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC UTILITIES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REAL WAGES REDUCING POVERTY RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SCHOOL GRADUATES SERVICE DELIVERY SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL OUTCOMES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE STRUCTURAL REFORM STRUCTURAL REFORMS TACKLING POVERTY TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TELEPHONES TERTIARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN COMMUNITIES URBAN DWELLERS URBAN HOUSEHOLDS URBAN POOR URBAN POVERTY VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WELFARE EFFECTS WELFARE GAINS WELFARE INDICATORS POVERTY MITIGATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ABSOLUTE POVERTY URBAN POVERTY PUBLIC POLICY VULNERABLE GROUPS TARGETED ASSISTANCE WELFARE ECONOMICS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS INCOME ESTIMATES INCOME GAPS ACCESSIBLE SERVICES SOCIAL SERVICES SECURITY ANALYSIS POVERTY MEASUREMENT GOVERNMENT ROLE SOCIAL INDICATORS VIOLENCE CRIME STATISTICS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN MARKET ECONOMY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMS CHILD CARE PUBLIC HEALTH BASIC NEEDS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS The report appraises the impact of economic development, or lack thereof, on the welfare of the Colombian population, and the poor in particular, over the last two decades, and, identifies priority areas for public policy action, vis-e-vis the most vulnerable groups. The welfare assessment covers three key areas - income, access to social services, and personal security, while it also compares welfare indicators between urban, and rural areas, and across other regional partitions. Questions are raised on the depths of poverty, and, on the Government's responsiveness to the incidence of poverty. Findings suggest that despite substantial long-term progress, a recent setback fostered an extreme urban poverty, and, although during the period social indicators reflect positive social development trends, homicide and domestic violence for the poor, and property crime for the non-poor have escalated to unprecedented rates, where the burden of crime is disproportionately borne by poor women. This violence disrupts the market economy, imposing a considerable psychological cost on those who are not directly victimized as well. Government actions nonetheless, show huge public expenditure efforts in social sectors, but with mixed results; therefore, the study addresses the imperative need for high economic growth to reverse poverty, through social programs prioritizing on childcare, health, and basic infrastructure. Likewise, an environment of increasing economic insecurity calls for valuable policy instruments, namely, safety-net programs, to enhance social protection. 2013-08-22T20:19:24Z 2013-08-22T20:19:24Z 2002-11-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/11/2199497/colombia-poverty-report-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15294 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Latin America & Caribbean Colombia